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<B>Microsoft Platform Software Development Kit (SDK)</B><BR>
The Platform SDK is the successor to the Win32 SDK and includes
components that have been distributed separately in the Win32 SDK,
the BackOffice SDK, the Internet Client SDK, and the DirectX SDK.
For information on how to download or obtain the Platform SDK,
check out the following web site:<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.microsoft.com/msdn/sdk/">http://www.microsoft.com/msdn/sdk/</A>
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<B>Visual Basic Service Pack</B><BR>
Visual Basic Service Pack 3, which is a superset of Service Packs 1
and 2 can be downloaded from the site below.
This site also has information on how to order a Visual Studio 97
Service Pack 3 CD, which includes the Visual Basic Service Pack 3.<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.microsoft.com/vstudio/sp/">http://www.microsoft.com/vstudio/sp/</A>
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<B>Microsoft Transaction Server 2.0</B><BR>
MTS 1.0 was not available for Windows 95, but with MTS 2.0 it is
available for Windows 95 by installing the "Windows NT Option Pack
for Windows 95". MTS 2.0 is available for Windows NT 4.0 by
installing the "Windows NT Option Pack for Windows NT 4.0".
For information on how to download or obtain this Option Pack for
Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0, check out the following web site:<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.microsoft.com/transaction/default.asp">http://www.microsoft.com/transaction/default.asp</A>
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NOTE: If you try to install the "Windows NT Option Pack for Windows
95", the following error may be displayed:
"WinSock2 is required to run this setup utility".
For information on WinSock2 and how to download, check out the
following web site:<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.microsoft.com/win32dev/netwrk/winsock2/ws295sdk.html">http://www.microsoft.com/win32dev/netwrk/winsock2/ws295sdk.html</A>
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<B>Remote Procedure Call</B><BR>
DCE 1.1: Remote Procedure Call, Open Group CAE Specification,
Document Number C706, August 1997. The Open Group.<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.opengroup.org/pubs/catalog/c706.htm">http://www.opengroup.org/pubs/catalog/c706.htm</A>
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<B>Introduction to OSF DCE</B><BR>
DCE 1.2.2: Introduction to OSF DCE, Open Group Product
Documentation, F201, November 1997. The Open Group.<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.opengroup.org/pubs/catalog/f201.htm">http://www.opengroup.org/pubs/catalog/f201.htm</A>
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<B>COM and Distributed COM</B><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.microsoft.com/com/">http://www.microsoft.com/com/</A>
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<B>Microsoft's Java Web Site</B><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.microsoft.com/java/">http://www.microsoft.com/java/</A>
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<B>Microsoft Press</B><BR>
<A HREF="http://mspress.microsoft.com">http://mspress.microsoft.com</A>
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<B>Learning Tree International</B><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.learningtree.com">http://www.learningtree.com</A>
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<B>United Parcel Service</B><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.ups.com">http://www.ups.com</A>
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<B>Microsoft Systems Journal</B><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.microsoft.com/msj/">http://www.microsoft.com/msj/</A>
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